Academia divides painting into three categories, namely, Chinese painting, oil painting and printmaking.

1. According to the materials and painting techniques used in painting, it can be divided into sketch, watercolor painting, ink painting, oil painting, mural painting, silk painting, printmaking, cartoon and so on.

2. According to the subject matter of painting, it can be divided into still life painting, animal painting, figure painting, landscape painting, historical painting, genre painting and propaganda painting.

3. According to the picture form of painting, it can be divided into single painting, group painting and comic book.

beginner's skills in drawing

1. Preparation tools before drawing

Drawing paper and different types of pencils. Drawing paper requires white and thick paper with irregular lines. Friction-resistant, so that it can be wiped with a rubber when painting, and it is not easy to get hairy. And it has good water resistance, so that when painting watercolors, there will be no diffusion phenomenon

2. Learn to draw lines

Don't underestimate this link, not everyone can draw lines well. Sketch is made up of lines. Generally, before learning to draw, masters have drawn many lines, and they only draw lines. Therefore, the first thing beginners should practice is to draw lines. When drawing, they should not bend, but pay attention to decisiveness, smartness and proper strength, that is, a line should make people feel beautiful, straight and generous, and the tail should be well collected and orderly, so that it will be dark and not up to standard. The key lies in the density treatment of lines, and the rhythmic cooperation and ingenious application of the density relationship can make the picture keep a sense of order and produce an orderly, rich but not complicated picture.

3. Copy sketch photos

After learning lines, just choose some photos you like to copy. Copying is the process of copying calligraphy and paintings according to the original works. For beginners, copying and sketching is also very important. But beauty, scenery, food, as long as you like. Copy a sketch photo, as long as you draw an outline. Whether you copy a sketch or not depends on your basic line skills, but not a straight line. You just drew a curve with your hands shaking. And sketching is the basic skill of sketching.

4. Copy sketch photos

In fact, there is a difference between sketch and sketch. Sketch only draws a rough outline with lines, and there is no shadow. It can be understood that sketch lays the basic outline, and sketch is to color sketch, but it is only black. Just blacken the black places and leave the white places blank. Whether this color is good depends on how well your lines and pens are used, but you can't paint it black and white. Therefore, in the early stage, copy other people's works first, and the black mud there will be painted black. It is suggested to use HB in the particularly dark places and 2B in the lines.

5. Start sketching

Sketching is to analyze the position of objects and learn to compose pictures. Sketching can improve one's painting ability and creative ability. Copy the sketch, and everyone knows how to draw the outline. After copying the sketch, you will know what the sketch probably looks like, so start sketching. Find something you like, such as an apple, a bowl and a cup, and put it in front of you, and just draw it as it looks. But before painting, you have to make a composition. You have to make sure what you want to sketch, and what the position of these things is on your canvas. You can make a rough mark with dots, and then sketch the rough outline.

6. Read more masters' works to improve the sense of aesthetics and composition

If one day you suddenly feel that your paintings seem to have made no progress, then this is a so-called "bottleneck". Don't be discouraged. This is normal. Maybe your sense of composition is not strong, or you always feel that your composition is at sixes and sevens. Then read more works by masters and see how the masters compose the pictures and how the lines of the pictures are laid out. Read more and summarize the master's creative techniques and find inspiration for yourself. Your sketch path will naturally improve.